Airtel Money
Explore Airtel Money services, enhancing financial inclusion and mobile payment solutions across regions.
- Reviews
Airtel Kenya cut me off from my number and my money, and it has done it before
My Airtel Kenya SIM stopped registering on any network, with airtime and bundles intact. Then Airtel Money became unavailable too.
- Business
Airtel Money launches ‘Bizna Wallet’, its Pochi la Biashara Rival
Airtel Money launched Bizna Wallet against Pochi la Biashara. Payments are free to KES 250,000, and Rudishiwa now pays cash.
- News
Visa hires Airtel Money Kenya’s Anne Kinuthia-Otieno to run its East Africa business
Visa has appointed Anne Kinuthia-Otieno as head of East Africa from 4 August, five days after she left Airtel Money.
- Business
Anne Kinuthia-Otieno leaves Airtel Money Kenya with no successor named
Anne Kinuthia-Otieno has left Airtel Money Kenya after almost five years. No successor named, months before Airtel Africa's London listing.
- News
Airtel Money changes Rudishiwa transaction rewards from airtime to cashback
When Airtel Kenya launched the Rudishiwa Transaction Fee campaign in December 2023, it positioned the promotion as a simple way…
- News
Airtel Money quietly hikes M-PESA transfer fees to match Safaricom’s rates
For years, one of Airtel Money’s biggest selling points has been its cheaper transaction costs compared to M-PESA. Whether you’re…
- How To/ Explained
How to send money from Airtel Money to Pochi La Biashara
I was seated in a tuk-tuk recently when I overheard a small but familiar frustration. A passenger was trying to…
- Business
Airtel Money Users Can Now Deposit and Withdraw Cash at 22,000 KCB Agents
Airtel Money customers can now deposit and withdraw cash at over 22,000 KCB agents across Kenya, deepening competition with M-Pesa.
- Interesting Reads
Airtel Money vs. M-PESA: Did you know ALL Airtel-to-Airtel money transfers are completely free?
For years, mobile money in Kenya has effectively meant one thing: Safaricom’s M-PESA. It became so dominant that most of…
- Business
Bharti Airtel Moves to Lift Airtel Africa Stake to 79% in $2.9 Billion Share Swap
A cashless share swap moves promoter group holdings into Bharti Airtel and lifts its Airtel Africa stake from 62.73% to…
- Business
From $2.65 Billion to $10 Billion: The Airtel Money IPO Story Is Bigger Than the Delay
Airtel Money's IPO is delayed to H2 2026, but its valuation has climbed from $2.65 billion in 2021 to potentially…
- Business
Airtel Africa FY26: Profit Triples to $813M as Data Finally Beats Voice
Revenue jumped 29.5% to $6.42 billion, but the CEO is already warning that diesel costs could pressure next year's margins.
- News
Dropped calls, call termination, & billing disputes take longer to resolve than issues in other digital services, CA data shows
For many Kenyans, network issues are more than an inconvenience. They’re a recurring frustration. New consumer complaints data from the…
- News
You can now pay for Showmax directly with Airtel Money
Airtel Money users in Kenya can now pay for Showmax subscriptions directly via mobile wallet, simplifying access to streaming plans.
- News
Safaricom slips new promo offers into M-PESA transactions to Airtel
Safaricom appears to have quietly rolled out a new, rather unusual behaviour inside the M-PESA SIM Toolkit, and it’s already…
